/ˈmeɪntənəns ||; ˈmentənəns/noun[U] 1 keeping sth in good condition 保养；维修: This house needs a lot of maintenance. 这房子需要维修的地方很多。car maintenance 汽车维修
2 (Brit 英) money that sb must pay regularly to a former wife, husband or partner especially when they have had children together 赡养费；扶养费: He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife. 他要给前妻付扶养费。